Ancient Life and Literature
Kevin O'Brien
July 29, 2020
I will be teaching Ancient Life and Literature online for St. Mary's Classical Catholic Cooperative Fall of 2020 and Spring of 2021. Ot...
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My Fall Classes - 2020!
Kevin O'Brien
June 04, 2020
CLICK HERE TO WATCH A PROMO VIDEO! Here are Mr. O'Brien's Fall Courses at Homeschool Connections Click on the course titles for mo...
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Who Am I and What Do I Teach?
Kevin O'Brien
March 14, 2020
Kevin O'Brien as J.R.R. Tolkien on the "Hobbit Hole" set for the television special Frodo's Journey. Who am I?...
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The Theology of Super Heroes
Kevin O'Brien
January 20, 2020
"I'm Batman" - Mr. O'Brien Superheroes have been part of pop culture since the first Superman comic book in 19...
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The Drama of Socrates
Kevin O'Brien
January 20, 2020
The above video is Kevin O'Brien's play Socrates Meets Jesus, performed at the Society of GK Chesterton Conference in Massachus...
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History & "Hamilton"
Kevin O'Brien
January 20, 2020
Kevin O'Brien as King George in his interactive comedy murder mystery, The Hamilton Homicide. The Broadway musical Hamilton is ...
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Shakespeare
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
As You Like It is a comedy classic and one of Shakespeare’s most complex works. It has a little bit of everything - romance, adventure...
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The Chronicles of Narnia
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
The Chronicles of Narnia is a masterpiece of Christian children’s literature. We will read all seven books in the series over a two-se...
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Living Scripture
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
The aim of this course is to remedy the Scriptural illiteracy of the average Catholic, even the average devout Catholic. We will read ...
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Acting Monologues
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
In this course, Kevin O’Brien, a professional actor of stage and screen, audiobooks and television, will coach Middle School students i...
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Short Stories
Kevin O'Brien
May 30, 2019
We will read a variety of short stories from a number of authors, including Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ring Lard...
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I Hate Poetry!
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Is it possible to go from hating poetry to loving poetry? Is it possible to be able to tell a good poem from a bad one? How about the...
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King David
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
The story of King David in the Old Testament is the most exciting adventure story in all of the Bible! And it shows how God the Father ...
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Special Delivery - Letters among Friends
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Fr. James V. Schall said the following about letters: “The letter is unique because, in its purest form, it deals with the person to wh...
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Considered by many to be the greatest books of the 20th century, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are JRR Tolkien's masterpiece...
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One Act Plays and Playwriting
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Mr. O’Brien has written and produced over 40 plays and screenplays. In this course, we’ll look at the challenge of short plays. We’ll ...
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Science and the Faith
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Doesn't science contradict the claims of religion? What about evolution? What about the faith most people put in science and how i...
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Flannery O'Connor
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
“My audience are the people who think God is dead,” Flannery O’Connor said. Her stories are shocking and sometimes violent for this ve...
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Meet the Saint
Kevin O'Brien
May 25, 2019
Mr. O’Brien is known for his portrayals of famous saints, both on EWTN’s The Journey Home and in one-man stage shows that he has perfor...
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Love and the Meaning of Life
Kevin O'Brien
December 19, 2017
Here's an article I wrote for an upcoming issue of the St. Austin Review about my course Love and the Meaning of Life ... Love ...
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